Human Rights and Labor

In recent years, companies have been required to carry out human rights due diligence based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. In Japan too, the government formulated the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights in October 2020.

TAIYO YUDEN Group not only complies with the labor laws and regulations of each country in which it operates, it also supports and respects major international standards and rules for protecting human rights, such as the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the UN Global Compact, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the standards of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA).

In May 2020, TAIYO YUDEN signed onto the UN Global Compact and has been acting in accordance with its “Ten Principles,” which are set out under the headings of Human Rights, Labor, the Environment, and Anti-Corruption. In FY2020, we participated in the Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Subcommittee hosted by the Global Compact Network Japan.

TAIYO YUDEN Group undergoes a third-party RBA-VAP audit of major sites on a regular basis to evaluate its compliance status with the RBA Code of Conduct. Also, we implement a number of initiatives to safeguard human rights more effectively, specifically, by assigning divisional personnel responsible for addressing issues related to human rights, labor, discrimination, and harassment, as well as building and operating the human rights and labor management system (including regular internal audits) in reference to the RBA Code of Conduct and other international standards. By promoting these initiatives, TAIYO YUDEN Group is aiming to become an enterprise that is trusted by society.

For more information about the RBA-VAP audit, click below;
RBA-VAP Audit

Policies (CSR Code of Conduct)

Article 11 (Labor)

1. No child labor, forced labor or its support, enhancement or promotion shall be made.
2. Work conditions shall be controlled appropriately. (Wages, work hours, holidays etc.)

Article 12 (Respect of Human Rights, Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment)

1. The diversity, personality and individuality shall be respected and the work environment without any discrimination shall be ensured.
2. No power harassment or sexual harassment by authority shall be conducted.

TAIYO YUDEN Group is committed to the prohibition of child labor and forced labor.
To prevent child labor violations, each site confirms that prospective new hires have reached the legal working age before an offer of employment is made.
Also, the company presents the employment terms and conditions (which comply with local laws and regulations as well as international rules) to each prospective new hire and confirms their agreement before an employment contract is signed.

In case of personnel transfer requiring a change of residence, the company notifies the relevant employee and the labor union of the planned transfer at least one month in advance, in principle. If the labor union files an objection to any specific transfer questioning the appropriateness of the assignment or assignee or raising other issues, the company consults with the union to seek its agreement regarding the transfer.

Goal

Compliance rate: 100% in all countries and regions

FY2020 Results

Note: For information on health and safety, please refer to the Health and Safety Activities page.

TAIYO YUDEN Group is committed to the prevention of discrimination and inhumane treatment.
We respect the individuality of employees and prohibit discrimination based on nationality, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, or other attributes. Furthermore, in order to prevent all forms of harassment, we provide education to employees on a regular basis to increase their understanding of the issue.

For example, we give consideration to employees' religious customs by making a prayer room available for Muslim employees. We also provide advisory services for employees to use as necessary.
Also, we provide periodic human rights guidance to security guards, particularly with a focus on preventing incidents of harassment.

TAIYO YUDEN extends welfare benefits to all employees, regardless of whether they are employed on a regular or non-regular basis, such as health checkups and other medical care programs, compensation for workplace injuries and illnesses, and childcare and family care leave.

TAIYO YUDEN Group develops and operates the labor and human rights management system to ensure an appropriate work environment where human rights are duly respected.
In order to implement specific initiatives, we have established the Labor and Human Rights Management Policy and Compliance Requirements, and each site conducts PDCA activities to make continuous improvements.

We have established management standards for human rights related to working conditions, including working hours, which are applied to the entire Group. We also perform risk assessment for labor issues and conduct necessary measures on a group-wide basis.

Labor and Human Rights Management Policy and Compliance Requirements

Education

In order to help individual employees increase their understanding of issues related to respect for human rights and appropriate labor conditions, TAIYO YUDEN Group regularly provides employee training on such issues, particularly on the prohibition of child labor and forced labor, discrimination and inhumane treatment.

In FY2020, continuing from the previous year, we ran regular e-learning courses (including on the topic of harassment) for employees in Japan (attended by 4,847 employees; participation rate: 92.3%), and shared the learning materials (including the English version) with all sites.